The manager B. Akrapovic looks to inspire Lokomotiv Plovdiv win against Tsarsko selo

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Competition: Bulgaria Parva Liga
Competition: Sun 23.February
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Lokomotiv (13000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Tsarsko selo's 10th place in the table will show on the pitch.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv form and stats

22 points is a decent return from 10 Parva Liga games here at Stadion Lokomotiv for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. The data says 6 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. Two draws in a row at home now for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 182 minutes ago. B. Karageren scored that one. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv goalkeeper Martin Lukov is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 419 minutes without conceding a goal in the Parva Liga.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv shared the glory with Botev Plovdiv in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Levski Sofia.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Lokomotiv Plovdiv home games with this odds we find two games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in two wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Lokomotiv with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Defensively Lokomotiv Plovdiv have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tsarsko selo form and stats

Tsarsko selo have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Parva Liga, after 2-1-7 (10 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Tsarsko selo have lost on their last two travels.

Tsarsko selo won their last game, 1-0 versus Vitosha Bistritsa played at home. Prior to that match, the Tsarsko selo manager N. Spasov faced defeat when travelling to Beroe and losing 0-2.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager N. Spasov when A. Georgiev scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute.

You'll want to know how Tsarsko selo managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in one away win, zero draws and zero home wins.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Tsarsko selo have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tsarsko selo - Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2-3. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Lokomotiv Plovdiv, two draws and zero wins for Tsarsko selo. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Krasimirov Iliev
D. Krasimirov Iliev
11 goals
Lokomotiv PlovdivB. Karagaren
B. Karagaren
7 goals
Lokomotiv PlovdivD. Costa Lima Almeida
D. Costa Lima Almeida
3 goals

Lokomotiv Plovdiv missing players

Tsarsko selo missing players

Lokomotiv Plovdiv Tsarsko selo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 3 10 21
12 6 2 Won W 0 2 5
6 4 0 Drew D 0 1 4
3 0 0 Lost L 3 7 12
41 15 5 Scored S 0 8 20
19 5 1 Conceded C 7 17 33
86% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
71% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 86%
52% 30% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 43%
38% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 19%
29% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
52% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 30% 38%
43% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 24%
19% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 43%
 
4.8 4.1 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.3 3.7
5 4.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4 4.5
2.5 2.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.6 2.4
4 4 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
189 89 13 Total Shots T S 10 86 209
95 44 9 Shots on Target S O 4 30 83
43% 34% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 24%
Key stats in Parva Liga this season:
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the most scored goals (41)
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv has the most scored goals in the first half (24)
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv have scored more than double the goals of Tsarsko selo.
  • Tsarsko selo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Tsarsko selo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ludogorets 21 15 6 0 36 8 11 8 3 0 22 3 10 7 3 0 14 5 28 51
2 Levski Sofia 21 13 5 3 37 13 11 9 1 1 22 6 10 4 4 2 15 7 24 44
3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 21 12 6 3 41 19 10 6 4 0 15 5 11 6 2 3 26 14 22 42
4 CSKA Sofia 21 11 7 3 35 14 10 6 3 1 21 9 11 5 4 2 14 5 21 40
5 Slavia Sofia 21 9 6 6 24 20 10 3 3 4 13 15 11 6 3 2 11 5 4 33
6 Cherno More 21 8 8 5 26 18 10 4 4 2 15 9 11 4 4 3 11 9 8 32
7 Beroe 21 10 1 10 33 29 11 7 1 3 19 9 10 3 0 7 14 20 4 31
8 Botev Plovdiv 21 8 5 8 23 23 11 5 2 4 12 9 10 3 3 4 11 14 0 29
9 Arda 21 7 7 7 23 25 11 4 3 4 11 13 10 3 4 3 12 12 -2 28
10 Tsarsko selo 21 5 4 12 20 33 11 3 3 5 12 16 10 2 1 7 8 17 -13 19
11 Etar 21 4 7 10 18 36 10 3 4 3 8 16 11 1 3 7 10 20 -18 19
12 Dunav 2010 21 4 5 12 16 36 11 2 2 7 8 19 10 2 3 5 8 17 -20 17
13 Botev Vratsa 21 3 5 13 17 44 10 2 3 5 9 16 11 1 2 8 8 28 -27 14
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 21 1 2 18 11 42 10 1 1 8 7 21 11 0 1 10 4 21 -31 5

Read more about Parva Liga

The First Professional Football League, also known as the Parva Liga, is the top level of football in Bulgaria. It has 14 teams playing a regular season of 26 fixtures to set a league table. The top six then enter a championship playoff, the bottom eight a relegation group.